Suffolk County NY Liens: UCC, Tax, Judgment & Lis Pendens

Search the Suffolk County Clerk's public recorded-document index by debtor, defendant, creditor, plaintiff, or document number. Get flat, structured JSON.

This is a dedicated Suffolk County, New York actor. It is not a New York City ACRIS actor and not a statewide New York UCC actor. It reads the Suffolk County Clerk's own recorded-document index, including the county UCC filings, judgment docket, lien index, and lis-pendens index.

Here is one real record from this actor.

{
  "record_id": "suffolk:judgment:f2f971aa6a88",
  "record_type": "judgment_lien",
  "record_type_label": "Judgment lien",
  "filing_type": "judgment_transcript",
  "filing_type_label": "Transcript of judgment",
  "lien_category": "judgment_lien",
  "lien_category_label": "Judgment lien",
  "is_release": false,
  "is_termination": false,
  "is_amendment": false,
  "is_assignment": false,
  "is_continuation": false,
  "document_number": "CV 012613 25 CE",
  "instrument_number": "CV 012613 25 CE",
  "index_number": "CV 012613 25 CE",
  "ucc_number": null,
  "related_document_number": null,
  "doc_type_raw": "JU-TRANSCR-JGMT",
  "doc_type_code": "JU-TRANSCR-JGMT",
  "lien_type_raw": null,
  "recorded_date": "2026-10-09",
  "recorded_time": "16:13",
  "instrument_date": "2026-10-09",
  "debtor_name": "SMITH, JULIUS",
  "debtor_names": "SMITH, JULIUS",
  "debtor_count": 1,
  "secured_party_name": "LVNV FUNDING LLC",
  "secured_party_names": "LVNV FUNDING LLC",
  "secured_party_count": 1,
  "plaintiff_name": "LVNV FUNDING LLC",
  "plaintiff_names": "LVNV FUNDING LLC",
  "defendant_name": "SMITH, JULIUS",
  "defendant_names": "SMITH, JULIUS",
  "attorney_name": "TROMBERG MILLER MORRIS & PARTNERS PLLC",
  "amount": 1485.73,
  "amount_display": "$1,485.73",
  "tax_map_number": null,
  "collateral": null,
  "notations": "10/9/2026 Seq#458 Index#CV 012613 25 CE",
  "notations_2": "{10/9/2026|Seq#458|Index#CV 012613 25 CE| }",
  "notebook": "ADD",
  "county": "Suffolk",
  "state": "NY",
  "source": "Suffolk County Clerk official records index (New York)",
  "source_page": "https://clerk.suffolkcountyny.gov/kiosk/SearchPages/MainSearch.aspx",
  "source_url": "https://clerk.suffolkcountyny.gov/kiosk/SearchPages/MainSearch.aspx",
  "document_url": "https://clerk.suffolkcountyny.gov/kiosk/SearchPages/MainSearch.aspx",
  "search_role": "debtor",
  "search_term": "SMITH",
  "search_terms": "types=ucc,tax_lien,mechanics_lien,judgment_lien,lis_pendens,other_lien; releases=false; match=contains; 2025-01-01..2026-10-21",
  "matched_party": "SMITH, JULIUS",
  "observed_at": "2026-10-21T10:24:25.784Z",
  "confidence": "medium"
}

Input | Output | Pricing

Table of contents

• What you get
• Input and filters
• Use cases
• Coverage and freshness
• Pricing
• Comparison with other Apify actors
• Related LienIntel actors
• FAQ
• Run it through the Apify API

What you get

Each record can carry these 54 fields. A field the source does not publish for a record comes back as null.

Field	Type	Description
record_id	string	Unique record key for the source record
record_type	string	Normalized category: ucc, tax_lien, mechanics_lien, judgment_lien, lis_pendens or other_lien
record_type_label	string	Human-readable record category
filing_type	string	Normalized filing type, for example ucc_initial, ucc_termination, federal_tax_lien, state_tax_warrant, mechanics_lien, judgment_lien or lis_pendens
filing_type_label	string	Human-readable filing type label
lien_category	string	Normalized category used for filtering
lien_category_label	string	Human-readable category label
is_release	boolean	True when the record is a termination, release or satisfaction
is_termination	boolean	True for a UCC termination
is_amendment	boolean	True for a UCC amendment
is_assignment	boolean	True for a UCC assignment
is_continuation	boolean	True for a UCC continuation
document_number	string	Suffolk County Clerk document, index, lien or UCC number
instrument_number	string	Instrument number as published
index_number	string	Index or lien index number when published
ucc_number	string	UCC filing number when the record is a UCC filing
related_document_number	string	Related prior UCC or document number when published
doc_type_raw	string	Document or filing type exactly as published by the Clerk
doc_type_code	string	Source document-type or UCC-type code
lien_type_raw	string	Published lien family for lien records, for example Federal Tax or Mechanics
recorded_date	string	Recording or filing date in YYYY-MM-DD format
recorded_time	string	Recording time as published, for example 08:51
instrument_date	string	Instrument or document date in YYYY-MM-DD format when published
debtor_name	string	Primary debtor, defendant, owner or taxpayer name
debtor_names	string	All debtor or defendant-side names, joined with semicolons
debtor_count	integer	Number of debtor or defendant-side names
secured_party_name	string	Primary secured party, plaintiff, creditor or lien claimant
secured_party_names	string	All secured-party or creditor-side names, joined with semicolons
secured_party_count	integer	Number of secured-party or creditor-side names
plaintiff_name	string	Primary plaintiff or judgment creditor name when published
plaintiff_names	string	All plaintiff or judgment creditor names, joined with semicolons
defendant_name	string	Primary defendant or judgment debtor name when published
defendant_names	string	All defendant or judgment debtor names, joined with semicolons
attorney_name	string	Attorney or firm published on the judgment or lis pendens
amount	number	Published lien, judgment or claim amount as a number when available
amount_display	string	Formatted amount, for example $50,781.30
tax_map_number	string	Suffolk County tax-map number when published
collateral	string	UCC collateral or remarks text when published
notations	string	Clerk notations and references, cleaned to plain text
notations_2	string	Structured clerk notations, cleaned to plain text
notebook	string	Clerk notebook action or status when published
county	string	County; always Suffolk
state	string	US state; always NY
source	string	Public source name
source_page	string	Public Suffolk County Clerk search page
source_url	string	Public source URL
document_url	string	Public Clerk search page where the document number can be looked up
search_role	string	How the record matched: debtor, secured_party, document_number or new_filings
search_term	string	Party name or document number that matched this record
search_terms	string	Filters and date range used for the run
matched_party	string	Party name that matched the search term
observed_at	string	Timestamp when the record was observed
confidence	string	Confidence that the record matches the requested search
error	string	Error message when no records were returned or the run failed; error records are not charged

Input and filters

All inputs are optional.

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
debtorNames	array	no	(none)	Names to search on the debtor or defendant side, up to 20. Partial names are supported, for example SMITH, MIKOLAENKO or 460 OLD TOWN ROAD. Each name is searched separately and results are deduplicated.
securedPartyNames	array	no	(none)	Names to search on the secured-party, plaintiff or lien-claimant side, up to 20, for example M&T BANK or COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION. Applies to liens, judgments and lis pendens; the UCC index is searched on the debtor side.
documentNumbers	array	no	(none)	Exact Suffolk County Clerk document, index, lien or UCC numbers, up to 20, for example U20260006438, LMEC00018159 or 26 630350.
lienTypes	array	no	["ucc", "tax_lien", "mechanics_lien", "j	Categories to include. Allowed values: ucc, tax_lien, mechanics_lien, judgment_lien, lis_pendens, other_lien. Leave empty for all categories.
includeReleases	boolean	no	true	Include UCC terminations and releases and released lien or judgment records. Turn off to return only new liens, active filings, continuations, amendments and assignments.
nameMatch	string	no	"contains"	How party names are matched: contains, starts_with or exact. Contains is the broadest and is the default. Values: contains, starts_with, exact.
dateFrom	string	no	(none)	Earliest recorded date in YYYY-MM-DD format. Leave empty for the last 30 days when no search term is given, or the last 10 years when searching by name or document number.
dateTo	string	no	(none)	Latest recorded date in YYYY-MM-DD format. Leave empty for today.
maxFilings	integer	no	100	Maximum number of unique lien, judgment, lis pendens or UCC records to return and charge. Free Apify users receive up to 10 results per run.

A working example to paste into the Input tab:

{
  "debtorNames": [
    "SMITH"
  ],
  "dateFrom": "2025-01-01",
  "dateTo": "2026-10-21",
  "maxFilings": 3
}

Use cases

• Search Suffolk County judgment liens and lis pendens on Long Island, separately from Nassau and NYC.
• Equipment finance and commercial lenders: monitor competitor UCC activity and secured-party changes in Suffolk County.
• Construction credit and suppliers: find new mechanics liens by owner, contractor, and project amount.
• Collections and recovery: locate judgment liens and transcripts against debtors, with index numbers and amounts.
• Tax-lien and property investors: monitor federal tax liens, state tax warrants, lis pendens, and foreclosure judgments.

Coverage and freshness

• Coverage: Suffolk County, New York. This is a county Clerk index, not a statewide New York UCC search and not NYC ACRIS.
• Source row cap: the Clerk's public search returns up to 2,000 rows per query. The actor returns the most recent matching rows within that source limit and your maxFilings cap. Narrow the date range or name for exhaustive coverage.
• Secured-party search: works on the lien, judgment, and lis-pendens indexes. The UCC index is searched on the debtor side; UCC secured-party names are still returned in secured_party_name / secured_party_names.
• Exact lookup: use documentNumbers for UCC numbers (U...), lien numbers (L..., LMEC...), and judgment/lis-pendens index numbers.
• Releases: includeReleases=false removes UCC terminations/releases and records whose published type marks a release or satisfaction. Some historical lien releases may only appear as a notation; always verify at the source.
• Data quality: the Clerk's index contains historical records with inconsistent dates, blank party names, and legacy document types.
• Consumer-sensitive records: divorce, family, support, custody, paternity, and protection judgment types are excluded. The actor is intended for public-record research, not consumer eligibility decisions.

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-event pricing. These are the current Apify prices, read on 2026-11-06.

Event	Price	When it is charged
result	$0.015	Each record delivered to your dataset
apify-actor-start	$0.003	When a run starts, once per GB of run memory with a minimum of one

At the default 512 MB, a run that delivers 100 records costs $1.503.

• Apify asks for a maximum spend of at least $0.018 per run on this actor.
• Accounts on the free Apify plan receive up to 10 results per run.
• If nothing matches or the source fails, you get one row with an error field and no result charge. The start event still applies to the run.
• Set a maximum cost per run and the actor stops delivering results when it reaches that limit.

Comparison with other Apify actors

No dedicated actor for this source on the Apify Store as of November 2026. We searched the public Store on 2026-11-06 with queries including "Suffolk County New York lien", "Suffolk County recorder" and "Suffolk County ucc", and we reviewed the listings for this source and data type. Broader actors exist: shelvick/property-deed-records searches deed and lien records from county recorder indexes. Their listings do not name this source, so we could not confirm that they cover it. Store listings change, so run the same search before you rely on this.

Related LienIntel actors

Other public LienIntel actors for the same buyer:

• Nassau County NY Liens: Tax, Mechanics, Judgment & UCC: county recorded liens and UCC filings in New York
• Tompkins County NY Liens: UCC, Tax, Mechanics & Judgments: county recorded liens and UCC filings in New York
• NYC UCC Filings Scraper: ACRIS Liens, Debtors & Lenders: state UCC filings in New York
• Alaska Recorder UCC & Lien Filings: Debtors & Lenders: county recorded liens and UCC filings in Alaska

FAQ

Does this cover New York City?

No. New York City's five boroughs use ACRIS; Suffolk County is a separate recording jurisdiction on Long Island.

Does this cover New York State UCC filings?

No. The New York Department of State files statewide UCC financing statements. This actor covers UCC filings recorded in the Suffolk County Clerk index.

Can I search by lender or plaintiff?

Yes, for liens, judgments, and lis pendens. Use securedPartyNames. UCC search is debtor-side.

Why did I get fewer rows than expected?

Narrow the date range or use a more specific name.

Is this a consumer credit report?

No. It returns public recorded documents for research and workflow automation. It is not a consumer report under the FCRA and must not be used to decide credit, employment, housing or insurance eligibility.

Run it through the Apify API

Replace <TOKEN> with your Apify API token.

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/lienintel~suffolk-county-ny-lien-filings/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"debtorNames": ["SMITH"], "dateFrom": "2025-01-01", "dateTo": "2026-10-21", "maxFilings": 3}'

With the Apify CLI:

$apify call lienintel/suffolk-county-ny-lien-filings --input '{"debtorNames": ["SMITH"], "dateFrom": "2025-01-01", "dateTo": "2026-10-21", "maxFilings": 3}'

Every run writes to a dataset that you can export as JSON, CSV or Excel from the Storage tab or through the Apify API.

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LienIntel is an independent data provider and is not affiliated with any government office named on this page. Records are public and are provided for research and workflow automation. This is not a certified search and not a consumer report under the FCRA.